Restaurant Guide

Restaurants in Downtown Austin

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A Town Market

Downtown • $10-$25

is on the street level of the Legacy condos, providing upscale groceries, local prepared foods, fresh pastries, and beer and wine during the day.

43 Rainey, 512/499-8696

You know any restaurant with its own on-staff forager will make innovative use of farm-to-table ingredients, and Trace doesn't disappoint. The menu changes with the seasons; our reviewer loved the risotto.

200 Lavaca, 512/542-3660

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C Trifecta on 3rd

Pub Grub, Sports Bar • Downtown • $10-$25

Your "premiere bourbon and martini sports lounge" boasts 104 bourbons, as well as an inviting bar menu and comfortable patio.

360 Nueces #30, 512/320-9909

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D TRIO at the Four Seasons

Downtown • $40+ • First Plates

Look out over Lady Bird Lake and transcend the usual hotel-dining scene. The focus is on unusual and creative preparations of appetizers, side dishes, terrific steaks, and seafood, with an extensive gluten-free menu. Dinner charms with romantic lighting and efficient service.

98 San Jacinto, 512/685-8300

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E True Food Kitchen

American Cafe • Downtown • $10-$25

222 West Ave HR100, 512/777-2430

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F Truluck's

Seafood, Steak House • Downtown • $25-$40

The noise level and the prices are both steep here, but you'll enjoy aged beef, fresh seafood, and great salads in an elegant setting.

300 Colorado, 512/482-9000

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G Uchibā

Japanese • Downtown

Uchibā, "Uchi Bar" in Japanese, is a izakaya‑inspired cocktail bar and restaurant known for its Japanese whiskies, yakitori grill items and Uchi classics.

601 W. Second

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H Veracruz All Natural

Tex-Mex • Downtown

111 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/665-2713

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I Via 313

Pizza • Downtown

The crowd roars for this most excellent old-school pan pizza. Located at Craft Pride.

96 Rainey, 512/609-9405

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J Via 313

Pizza • Downtown • $10-$25

Located at Star Bar, this trailer's Detroit-style deep-dish is a good way to soak up the booze, but Via's rightly famous pizza stands on its own.

600 W. Sixth, 512/939-1927

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K Vince Young Steakhouse

Steak House • Downtown • $10-$25 • First Plates

An ample and clean design of copper tones is home to menu items like seared foie gras and crab cakes, pan seared scallops, chili rubbed pork chop, and, oh yeah, perfect aged prime beef.

301 San Jacinto, 512/457-8325

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L Voodoo Doughnut

Desserts • Downtown

Austinites went (do)nuts when the popular Portland bakeshop opened an outlet here in 2015. Serving up distinctive creations like the Fruit-Loop covered The Loop and the suggestively shaped Cock-N-Balls 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

212 E. Sixth, 512/215-8586

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M Wahoo's Fish Taco

Seafood • Downtown • Under $10

You'll feel like you're on vacation here, even if it's only a lunch hour. Regulars are addicted to the Banzai Bowl and keep coming back for tacos and Baja Rolls.

509-A Rio Grande, 512/476-3474

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N Walton's Fancy and Staple

Bakery, Coffeehouse, Deli/Sandwich Shop • Downtown • Under $10

Flowers, gifts, a sumptuous pastry case, deli sandwiches, and lots of coffee are all for the taking at this eclectic West Sixth spot.

609 W. Sixth, 512/542-3380

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O Wee's Cozy Kitchen

Pan-Asian • Downtown

Featured in The New York Times and Bon Appétit, Wee's Cozy Kitchen found a home at the Royal Blue Grocery in the heart of downtown, cheffing up Malaysian dishes ranging from seafood to chicken and beef.

609 Congress, 512/577-8626

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